Kendon Trailer and Pit Bull Trailer Restraint System

Brief walk around showing how I mounted a Pit Bull Trailer Restraint System to a Kendon trailer. The important stuff: Reinforce under where mount the base plate, do not just bolt through the diamond tread deck plate. Secure the rear deck so it does not hinge up while you are towing. Use nylock nuts to prevent anything coming loose from vibration.

[@avi8tor4evr]

Excellent video! The detailed install info is greatly appreciated.

[@humannature3916]

You gave me a lot of ideas! Thank you!!!

[@justinbraathen3077]

Perfect video! You have the exact setup that I'm looking at!

[@ForrestMFG]

glad to be of help. One suggestion is to put some traction material on the trailer diamond plate. I had to load in the rain the other day and the trailer deck gets crazy slick. I put down some high friction tape such as you might use on stairs so it won't be a problem again.

[@brave0nej]

Nice👍

[@robdedgar]

Gorgeous bike! Your video answered all of my questions, except how you ramp your bike onto the trailer?

[@ForrestMFG]

I just walk it up with ramp provided with the trailer. Single person job once you get the hang of it. I do recommend putting some traction material on the trailer deck. Last time I loaded was in the rain and the deck plates got really slippery so I had to ask for some help. I have since put an acrylic anti-slip spray on the deck.

[@Medusaogre]

Did you have to drill through the frame for the TRS plate bolts?

[@ForrestMFG]

the way I did it, I only drilled through the deck plate. but I then added reinforcing bars underneath. Just attaching to the deck plate would not be secure enough in my opinion.

[@rahulpanda9957]

if the rear was to bounce, would it cause the pitbull restraint to loosen or anything?

[@ForrestMFG]

It can bounce, but it will not come free. All the pins and connections are retained with captive pins.

[@rahulpanda9957]

@@ForrestMFG awesome! I've got a similar type of trailer and was worried all the terrible roads would somehow cause it to fail, if I didn't make some sort of clamp like you have. That's great to know. Awesome Duc by the way. I just got a new V2 and I'm paranoid right now it'll fall off - hence why I'm looking at this type of a setup.

[@frankfeng6199]

Does this only work for that specific bike? I'm assuming the wheelbase would be different if you had multiple bikes and wouldn't work for more than one?

[@ForrestMFG]

correct, with this setup I can only load a bike with this specific setup. If you use the pitbull trailer restraint system on a typical flat bed trailer with no front wheel chock then that is not a limitation. If I want to take a different bike to the track on this trailer I either need to move the mounting plate or just not use the pitbull setup and mount the bike as kendon designed it.

[@frankfeng6199]

@@ForrestMFG gotcha, thanks for the detailed reply!

[@donaldberry4412]

Does it have leaf springs or solid axle??

[@ForrestMFG]

torsion axle. a decent enough ride considering how light the bike/trailer combo is.

[@Rzm1986]

I'm looking to do the same setup. Did you consider putting the pitbull base plate in front of the rear wheel so that way you'd push the bar into bracket instead of dragging it and wouldn't be as hard to adapt the bracket to clear the siderail since narrows towards the rear. I don't have a pitbull system yet so I can't do a fitting/measuring myself. I'm assuming the bar and base plate bracket will clear the trailer hitch hinge if mounted forward of the rear axle

[@roman2227]

you have to push the bike onto the trailer WITH the TRS on the rear axle. how do you expect to push your bike onto a trailer with the TRS in front of the rear wheel? it doesn't work that way.

[@ForrestMFG]

I briefly looked at doing it that way, but there were multiple geometry issues. doing it with the base plate behind the rear axle was the only way it was going to work.

[@Rzm1986]

@@roman2227 funny their website shows that mounting it with the bar in front of the rear wheel as an option. It's possible if you have the clearance. On a regular trailer it wouldn't be an issue.

[@Rzm1986]

@@ForrestMFG worth a shot! Thanks

[@ForrestMFG]

@@Rzm1986 On a flat trailer deck I'm sure it would work and I did look at that option. But on a Kendon trailer that would have required cutting down or removing the two round tubes which serve as a wheel guide. Probably could make that work on a Kendon with the additional work but I am satisfied with this setup. But then anchoring everything in front of the hinge would mean I would not need those clamps to hold the rear deck from bouncing. If you do mount one this way please post a video. I'd like to see how it turns out.